The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 16 |
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abbey afterwards ancient appears Archbishop of York arches army Barnsley Bart battle beautiful Beverley Boroughbridge bridge Bridlington built Camden castle chapel church command considerable distance Doncaster Drake's Ebor Duke Earl east Eboracum Edward eight miles elegant England erected estates feet five miles four miles ground Guisborough half Halifax Hall hills Hist honour horned cattle horses Howardian Hills Hull Hunmanby inhabitants king kingdom Knaresbrough land Leeds length Lord magnificent Malton manor mansion Market Weighton mayor miles nearly monastery monks nine miles Northallerton Northumbria Ouse parish parliament Pontefract prelate prince Rapin Richard Riding Ripon river river Hull road Roman Rotherham ruins Ryedale Saxon Scarbrough seat seven miles Sheffield side Sir John situated six miles Skipton stone Tadcaster Thomas three miles tion tower town vale Vale of York village Wakefield walls wapentake Whitby William Wolds yards Yorkshire
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Page 264 - room, with mat half hung, The floors of plaster and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw ; The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great
Page 264 - of whim! Gallant and gay in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love , Or just as gay at council in a ring Of mimic statesmen and their merry king. • No wit to flatter, left of all his store, No fool to laugh at, which he valued
Page 847 - religious liberty, although it may meet with temporary obstructions, is gradually gaining ground. This cause, indeed, must acquire additional strength as the human mind becomes more enlightened. " There is nothing," says Lord Mansfield, " more unreasonable, more inconsistent with the rights of human na»ture, more contrary to the precepts and spirit of the Christian religion, more iniquitous,
Page 640 - THE PRIORY, Which was about half a mile lower down the river, was founded by Richard Plantagenet, brother of King Henry III. and Earl of Cornwall, about the middle of the thirteenth century, for friars of the order of the Holy Trinity, for the redemption of captives J,
Page 847 - more contrary to the precepts and spirit of the Christian religion, more iniquitous, unjust, and impolitic, than persecution. It is against natural religion, revealed religion, and sound policy *." CONISBROUGH is a large and very fine village, six miles south-west from
Page 327 - or Whitby, where she so long resided. At a particular time of the year, viz. in the summer months, at ten or eleven in the forenoon, the sun-beams fall in the inside of the northern part of the choir ; and 'tis then that the
Page 889 - can pass in wyntre. And as concerninge the raising and taking down of the house, if it be your lordship's pleasure, I am minded to let it stand to the next spring of the year, by reason of the days are now so short, it wolde be double charge*) to do it now. And as
Page 256 - If to perfection these plantations rise, If they agreeably my heirs surprise, This faithful pillar will their age declare, As long as time these characters shall spare. Here then with kind remembrance read his name, Who for posterity performed the same. Charles, the third Earl of Carlisle, Of the family of the Howards, Erected a
Page 612 - to York, resided a whole summer, and part of the winter, at his palace of Cawood ; where he was arrested on a charge of high treason, by the Earl of Northumberland, who had orders to conduct him to London for trial, but the death of the cardinal at Leicester, terminated
Page 216 - presently took this course to make them equal. Without delay he went to York, and taking with him the horn, wherein he was wont to drink, he filled it with wine, and kneeling before the altar, bestowed upon God and the blessed St. Peter all his lands and tenements.